Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards

Not to be confused with its counterpart the Boston Society of Film Critics which announces tomorrow, the newly minted BOFCA is according to its bio: "Founded in May 2012, BOFCA fosters a community of web-based film critics and provides them with a supportive group of colleagues and a professional platform for their voices to be heard. They collect and link to their reviews every week at a website that also features original content by members, including filmmaker interviews and spotlights on Boston’s vital repertory film scene. By widening professional membership to writers working in new media, BOFCA aims to encourage more diverse opinions in the field. The Boston Online Film Critics Association has gathered together critics writing for publications that collectively receive over 15 million impressions/page views per month. BOFCA is present on social media year-round with members’ film articles and essays." While another critics' group is kind of obnoxious, I appreciate their efforts to create more diverse opinions. That being said, in its first round of awards, it seems that the BOFCA is more trying to mimick the Oscar race than be daringly original. That being said I love the love for Roger Deakins, Tommy Lee Jones, and Moonrise Kingdom. Here are the inagural winners, and here is their website if you would like to learn more: www.bofca.com

BEST PICTURE:
ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST DIRECTOR:
Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST ACTOR:
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN

BEST ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES

BEST SCREENPLAY:
Tony Kushner, LINCOLN

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
OSLO, AUGUST 31ST

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
PARANORMAN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Roger Deakins, SKYFALL

BEST EDITING:
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, ZERO DARK THIRTY

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Jonny Greenwood, THE MASTER

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
MOONRISE KINGDOM

THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:

1. ZERO DARK THIRTY
2. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
3. LINCOLN
4. MOONRISE KINGDOM
5. DJANGO UNCHAINED
6. OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
7. HOLY MOTORS
8. THE MASTER
9. ARGO
10. CLOUD ATLAS